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Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

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    #2972
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    I know this probably won’t be entertained but I’d love if the Mods or Admins might disclose how many (if any) of all those new accounts advocating retaining the 8th were coming from the USA.

    No interest in wanting to know usernames or anything, none of them lasted long before being banned, but would be very interested to see how many there were. I strongly suspect a few.


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    #2973
    fxotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    So what if they do. Trying to deny the High Court to people now?
    Why not just lock up all the no siders?

    Sure why would we do that? They're great craic, like


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    #2974
    Shurimgreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭Shurimgreat


    Its unlikely anyone will bring a case but if they do its their right. Respect it.


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    #2975
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    SusieBlue wrote: »
    I know this probably won’t be entertained but I’d love if the Mods or Admins might disclose how many (if any) of all those new accounts advocating retaining the 8th were coming from the USA.

    No interest in wanting to know usernames or anything, none of them lasted long before being banned, but would be very interested to see how many there were. I strongly suspect a few.

    I'd love to know how many were from the same IP address


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    #2976
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,323 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Its unlikely anyone will bring a case but if they do its their right. Respect it.

    you mean i'm not allowed to laugh at them?


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    #2977
    Dinarius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    A great result for a lot of reasons.

    But, abortion is a horrible, unfortunate necessity for those who have to make that choice.

    I’m finding the tone of the celebrations just on the wrong side of good taste. Maybe I’m wrong to do so.

    Time to finish the job with legislation and move on, I think.

    D


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    #2978
    Shurimgreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭Shurimgreat


    SusieBlue wrote: »
    I know this probably won’t be entertained but I’d love if the Mods or Admins might disclose how many (if any) of all those new accounts advocating retaining the 8th were coming from the USA.

    No interest in wanting to know usernames or anything, none of them lasted long before being banned, but would be very interested to see how many there were. I strongly suspect a few.

    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?


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    #2979
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Its unlikely anyone will bring a case but if they do its their right. Respect it.
    hmm can't they respect the will of the people the 66.4% who voted yes.


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    #2980
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    well except it wont necessarily be their own money they. If the court thinks the decision is in the public interest then the government will pay their legal bills.


    Happy to see them waste taxpayers money too.


    That'll make them even more popular than they are now.


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    #2981
    fergus1001
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    SusieBlue wrote:
    I know this probably won’t be entertained but I’d love if the Mods or Admins might disclose how many (if any) of all those new accounts advocating retaining the 8th were coming from the USA.


    I also would like to know this


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    #2982
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,323 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?

    have there been many of them? certainly a lot of new accounts for the No side but most of the accounts for the yes side have been old.


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    #2983
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #2984
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?


    The mods actually had to wade into threads here on After Hours and tell us to stop predicting that new accounts were about to appear, pretend to be on the fence and then post canned prolife crap from about 2.00 pm every weekday.


    It was so obvious it was comical.


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    #2985
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?

    I could be (am) biased but I thought the new Yes accounts contributed more towards the debate than the No accounts.

    They mostly posted their own stories while the new No accounts were posting rhetoric and the like (before being banned because they weren’t able to debate).


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    #2986
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?

    I don’t recall seeing a single new account join Boards simply to discuss Repealing the 8th.

    On the other hand, there were a plethora of new accounts advocating Retain, joining and posting at the same times each day.
    First they’d pretend to be undecided but it wouldn’t take long for the mask to slip and the posts with human!!!! Baby!!!! Murderer!!! God!!!! Buzzwords to be thrown out.


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    #2987
    blanch152
    Registered Users Posts: 27,348 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    well except it wont necessarily be their own money they. If the court thinks the decision is in the public interest then the government will pay their legal bills.


    Don't think they will get a hearing, there have been attempts with previous referenda to challenge the results. They won't get a hearing and costs will be awarded against them.


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    #2988
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.


    It is for damn certain that no-one will wait for any such case to be decided. The legislation will carry on regardless of nuisance cases.


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    #2989
    Shurimgreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭Shurimgreat


    spookwoman wrote: »
    hmm can't they respect the will of the people the 66.4% who voted yes.

    Anyone is free to take a High Court challenge.
    Doesn't mean they will win.
    Its a right in a mature democracy. The kind of mature democracy we used to have.


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    #2990
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    SusieBlue wrote: »
    I don’t recall seeing a single new account join Boards simply to discuss Repealing the 8th.

    On the other hand, there were a plethora of new accounts advocating Retain, joining and posting at the same times each day.
    First they’d pretend to be undecided but it wouldn’t take long for the mask to slip and the posts with human!!!! Baby!!!! Murderer!!! God!!!! Buzzwords to be thrown out.

    To be fair there were a few.

    But they seemed to be genuine posters.


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    #2991
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users Posts: 6,484 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Dinarius wrote: »
    A great result for a lot of reasons.

    But, abortion is a horrible, unfortunate necessity for those who have to make that choice.

    I’m finding the tone of the celebrations just on the wrong side of good taste. Maybe I’m wrong to do so.

    Time to finish the job with legislation and move on, I think.

    D

    The celebrations are justified given the people who have suffered and the prevention of suffering of countless others in the years to come.


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    #2992
    fxotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    Still waiting for a definition of what "social abortion" and "abortion on demand" actually mean


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    #2993
    Shurimgreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭Shurimgreat


    amcalester wrote: »
    To be fair there were a few.

    But they seemed to be genuine posters.

    Boards.ie has posters from around the world and always had.
    Her post was ridiculous to say the least.


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    #2994
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    fxotoole wrote: »
    Still waiting for a definition of what "social abortion" and "abortion on demand" actually mean

    Abortions that the No campaign don’t approve of.


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    #2995
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #2996
    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 9,990 ✭✭✭cena


    See first comment


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    #2997
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Anyone is free to take a High Court challenge.


    As long as they know it isn't usually free.


    Of course the No campaign, for what turned out to be a minority view here in Ireland, certainly had no shortage of funds.


    If their backers, in whatever country they reside, want to spend a few hundred thousand dollars on Irish lawyers, sure it's all inward investment, right? Boosts the economy.


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    #2998
    fxotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    cena wrote: »
    See first comment

    Obvious bot is obvious


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    #2999
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    This one is a local. Looked at my profile and saw I do a bit of photography. Same one was quoting the bible at us

    yyMNcxB.png


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    #3000
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    spookwoman wrote: »
    This one is a local. Looked at my profile and saw I do a bit of photography. Same one was quoting the bible at us

    yyMNcxB.png

    Maybe she needs new posters made up?


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    #3001
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Shurimgreat wrote: »
    Could they also do the same for the many new accounts advocating a Yes?

    Zachem? uzhe znali by, chto vse oni russkiye


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